Greece vs Hungary: Minimum daily requirement of calories

Greece
1,941 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Hungary
1,946 kilocalories per person per day
in 2024
Greece rank
24th
Hungary rank
21st

Minimum daily requirement of calories over time

  • Greece
  • Hungary
05001.0k1.5k2.0k200020122024

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1,946 kilocalories per person per day against 1,941 kilocalories per person per day in Greece, a difference of 5 kilocalories per person per day.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 24th and Hungary ranks 21st of 195 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Minimum daily requirement of calories
Unit
kilocalories per person per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,874 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The minimum amount of daily dietary energy per person that is considered adequate to ensure they maintain a minimum weight for health. Across a population, this takes factors such as the age, sex, height, and activity levels of different individuals into account.